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From
Singapore to Doha |
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A large number of members of
the World Trade Organisation have come to accept the so-called
Harbinson text, a draft agenda for a possible new round of trade
negotiations named after Stuart Harbinson, the chairman of the
WTO General Council. |
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Rural
prosperity is the key |
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Both Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee and finance minister Yashwant Sinha have rightly recognised
rural prosperity to be a key variable for achieving economic
recovery. |
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Sir
Vidia becomes a Nobelman |
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There is a clear and present
danger that critical assessments of V S Naipaul’s literary work
will be overshadowed by his recent acerbic outbursts. |
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READY
RECKONER: Sunil Jain
The Jairam Ramesh story |
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Since this column’s about
the Congress party’s joint secretary in charge of economic policy,
it’s only appropriate to begin with a quotation (incantation?)
from what his website calls Jairam-isms. |
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OFF
THE CUFF: S R Kasbekar
Pakistan –– failing anarchy |
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Pakistan, on the
brink of Talibanisation, is battling hard on the domestic front
to save its tattered economy from total annihilation. Poor management
of the economy together with all-pervading corruption are at
the root of all its economic ills. |
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